FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-FST-025-2012 April 13, 2012 A Statement from Korean NGOs forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission SOUTH KOREA/BURMA: South Korean corporate and government should not exploit Burma’s liberal movement Recently the movements such as nomination Aung San Suu Kyi, in Burma election have shown positive progressive movement of democratization in Burma. However,… Continue Reading »

Official statement released by the People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy regarding the Jeju Island Naval Base http://www.peoplepower21.org/808423 We strongly condemn the government’s crackdown on and sudden arrest of Jeju Gangjeong residents In order to enforce the Jeju naval base construction, the government and navy, the construction companies, and the Jeju police are using every means possible… Continue Reading »

South Korea, Ten Vietnamese Migrant Workers on trial 180 Vietnamese migrant workers building a wharf in Inchon, South Korea, launched one brief strike in July, 2010, and another last January. The Vietnamese migrant workers are working for Taehung Construction a subcontractor for Hyundai Construction. The working conditions were very bad and the180 workers staged a… Continue Reading »

Letter written to the Minister Shri.Jairam Ramesh – The Ministry of Environment and Forests regarding the Posco Project in India and its concern for the environment and human rights of residents. PDF: KCSA_PoscoProject_LettertoMinister _________________________________________________________________________ To: Dear. Minister Shri. Jairam Ramesh, The Ministry of Environment and Forests From: Korean civil society alliance Greetings and Peace from the… Continue Reading »

Please see below statement by Korean House for International Solidarity (KHIS), FORUM-ASIA member in South Korea. They made a statement on the arrest and detention of Ms. Moshrafa Mishu, a labour leader in Bangladesh. Ms. Mishu, President of the Garment Workers Unity Forum (GWUF), was arrested by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police on 14 December 2010… Continue Reading »

Amnesty International Press release 24 January 2011 Amnesty International has condemned the conviction of two South Korean human rights defenders for peacefully protesting in support of families whose loved ones died while demonstrating against forced evictions. Park Rae-gun and Lee Jong-hoe were convicted for their roles in a campaign seeking justice and reparations for the… Continue Reading »

On the 28th of December 2010, the Constitutional Court ruled that Article 47 Section 1 of Telecommunication Acts, which reads “Those who undermine public interest by disseminating false information should be sentenced 5 years of imprisonment or be fined 50 million won,” was found unconstitutional.The Court added that the legal provision being both a legislative… Continue Reading »

Dec. 28, 2010 Today, the Constitutional Court ruled Article 6 Clause 7 of the Protection of Communication Secrets Act as incompatible with the constitution for its infringement of the principle of proportionality due to its clause which fails to state limitations on the frequency and total period of communication-restrictions.1 Also the Court maintained that there… Continue Reading »

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